USF's women's golf team got a promising debut from Mississippi transfer Christina Miller, who won the Golfweek Program Challenge individual title Tuesday after shooting a final round of 66 in South Carolina.

Miller showcased USF's new depth, finishing first overall at 3 under par, with another transfer, former Furman golfer Brie Heinzler, taking second among the Bulls, who finished fifth as a team. USF junior Shena Yang, who was the low finisher in all 10 tournaments for the Bulls last season, took third for USF and 29th overall.

Miller, from Bradenton, gave the Bulls their first individual title since Yang won the Sir Pizza Cards Challenge in March. The Bulls have this weekend off before competing at the Nittany Lion Invitational at Penn State next weekend.

USF's men's team finished in a tie for second in the same event in South Carolina, with freshmen Branden Collins and Trey Valentine tying for fourth individually in their Bulls debuts.

With $35-million in facility upgrades wrapping up this summer and a major renovation of the Sun Dome about to begin, USF has another impressive piece of construction coming soon. The Bulls have secured a $1.3-million donation that will be used to build a state-of-the-art indoor golf facility for USF's men's and women's teams at the campus golf course, The Claw.

An official announcement on the donation is expected later this month, and the facility will include three indoor hitting bays, technology for video swing analysis, as well as new locker rooms and offices for players and staff. The building will be located next to the Bulls' short-game practice area, and could be in place in time for the spring 2012 season. ... Read more

First and foremost, a Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there. Hope everyone has a good weekend.

A few good notes from Friday's "Around the Horns" dinner at Bayou Club in Largo, which had a good showing for the Pinellas stop in USF's summer coaches tour ...

-- Athletic director Doug Woolard talked with excitement about the facility upgrades starting all over USF's athletic district this summer -- he said in talking with folks at HOK, an industry leader in sports architecture, they said they couldn't remember a single athletic department having more projects going at once than what USF has right now. Again, that's new baseball and softball stadiums for next spring, as well as a new basketball practice facility and new practice fields for football. He held two fingers up in the air in saying USF was "this close" in adding a soccer stadium to the package, as we reported this week. ... Read more

Taking a 1-1 game into the ninth inning, USF gave up a two-out, two-run single in a 3-1 loss to Seton Hall on Friday night for the Bulls' fourth straight setback.

USF (19-24, 10-6) got a quality start from ace Randy Fontanez, but stuck with him in the ninth inning, even after he walked and hit the first two batters in a tie game. Fontanez got to two outs with runners at second and third, but Seton Hall's Will Walsh hit a two-run single for a 3-1 lead. Seton Hall (15-22-1, 5-11), which got eight strong innings of three-hit ball from starter Joe DiRocco, got a perfect ninth from reliever Benny Mejia to close out the win.

Two of USF's three hits came from sophomore Daniel Rockhold, who leads the Bulls with 14 RBIs in Big East play. All four of USF's recent losses have come at home, and the Bulls get another shot at the Pirates at 7 p.m. Saturday, with the series wrapping up Sunday at noon.

-- USF women's golf won two major Big East awards, as Marci Kornegay was honored as Big East Coach of the Year, and freshman Shena Yang was named Freshman of the Year. Yang and teammate Rachel Edwards were unanimous selections to the All-Big East team. ... Read more